secure small pots??

[canesisters]

I've got 4 small (8" or so) pots on my porch rail. Even though they've been blown off several times - and completely un-potted a couple of times - they're still doing well.
Is there some handy-dandy trick to securing small pots so that they aren't blown around during storms???

 

[so lucky]

Are they plastic or clay? Those new lightweight fake clay pots are just too light to take much wind. You could use a bungee cord or even a twine to go under the rail, then over the pot. The plants should cover it before too long, if they are trailing.

 

[Nyboy]

There is a putty for people who live where there are earthquakes. Supose to be easly to remove, sure you can find it on e bay.

 

[canesisters]

They're plastic. :/ I had thought about tying them down but was a little afraid I might come home to find the pot hanging under the rail and the poor plant STILL on the ground! I keep hoping that my roommate will step out the door and set them down on the porch when a storm is blowing up...
Not sure about earthquake putty... will have to look into that. Wonder what else I could use it for???? Maybe a couple of gobs on the side of the barn for hanging tools. I wonder if I could stick the spare tire on the tailgate of the truck so it isn't taking up space in the bed??? huuummmmmm.......

 

[Nyboy]

Or you could make a swing out of spare tire. willn't help if you got a flat, but would free up space.

 

[dewdropsinwv]

This might stress your plants a little, but you could remove the plants and screw the pots down with a small screw. Just a thought.

 

[Stubbornhillfarm]

Could you pop the plants out of the pots and put a screw down through the bottom of the pots into the porch railing?

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

i was thinking some of that industrial Velcro would work, but i know it will get wet and possibly not stick to the pot and railing after some time. i like the idea of screwing them down to the railing. you might want to use a metal washer with it to make it a little more secure. i'd be afraid that someone could still walk by and hit it and could crack the plastic pot if all that was used is a screw. just my humble opinion.

 

[canesisters]

I had thought of the screw and washer too. They are sitting in those little round plastic trays to help keep them from drying out, so I think that a screw would just make it all leak out before the plant could use it.
Guess I'll try hooking a little bungee cord on one side, looping under the rail, and back up to hook the other side. Maybe I can find cords to match the pots
OH! Maybe I'll paint stripes on the pots to hide the cords! Yeah.. that's a good idea.

 

[thistlebloom]

Cane, have you seen the planters made for deck rails? They hang on the railing and are wide , like a window box. You could put all the individual plants in those and they would be safe.